I was in Bologna for one night only on my way back from a holiday in Tuscany - could not get a flight from Pisa. So I had little time to explore the city and this hotel was perfect in that respect - the main square is 5 mins walk up the street. Other than that however there was little to recommend it - it is dated, smelled of cigarette smoke, my room was very small, reception was disinterested, breakfast was tinned fruit and stale rolls and you have to pay for internet access on their ancient PC, which I did whilst getting eaten by mosquitoes. I would not have chosen it in fact, but for the fact that it was the last remaining hotel room in the city according to hotels.com, who had to find me an alternative when I was double booked at Porta San Mamolo. I wonder if there was a conference on. My room rate seemed expensive, although I don't know if that was because demand had increased prices. On the plus side (quite limited) my room was extremely clean and the bed comfortable. I got a good night's sleep, although I could hear a lot of bathroom noises from next door at night and in the morning. Bologna by the way is a really lovely small city. I would definitely visit again but I would not stay here.

Probably the worst hotel I have stayed in! For the price they charge for a night's stay I was shocked.... The room, although of a reasonable size (I had what they call a superior double)was dirty, with bits all over the carpet and mold in the bathroom - which was small and very dated. The furniture was falling apart and I couldn't open many of the drawers or close the wardrobe's sliding door. The air con did not work and you only got one pillow each - not a recipe for a good night sleep. There were no tea or coffee facilities in the room and when I requested an iron at 4.30 pm I was informed by the less than helpful reception staff that they didn't have any for guests. Apparently they had an ironing service (at additional cost) but as the housekeeper had gone home it was not longer available that day. Breakfast was poor with a limited choice of stale pastries and tinned fruit, alongside some cheese and ham and bread (again a bit on the stale side). 5* prices for a 2* (if that) service. The location wasn't too bad, although it would have been much cheaper to stay further out and taxi it in every day!!

The hotel was lovely and our room was very very large. The room was clean and the breakfast was quite generous by continental standards (although the room itself is a little bit dull). The only thing that left something to be desired was the reception staff who were somewhat unhelpful. The lifts were also a little bit small and took a while to arrive.

The hotel is just a short distance away from the buzzing piazza maggiore.

My initial reaction when entering my room was, I really not sure about this place. Room felt tired and in need of modernisation, however the room was clean and the bed comfortable. Then after a very good comfortable nights sleep, I started to see things a little differently and what was tired the night before I began to see it as character. Anyway, a well locate hotel to the city centre and the amenities, airport shuttle bus stop 100 meters up the road and rail station not to far. I found it to be good value and the staff were pleasant and helpful. Would I stay here again if in Bologna, yes I probably would, but I still think a bit of updating would swing it even more from probable to definitely.